El Cajon: A Haim Baker Mystery: Volume 1 (The Baker Cases) - Softcover

Shapiro, Joel O.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1981893385 ISBN 13: 9781981893386

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

Synopsis

Coming off a failed suicide attempt, Baker finds himself living alone in the sweltering East County of San Diego, renting a tiny room in a hoarder’s house, trying to stay off the booze while popping pills and praying for a new case. It comes with a wallop, dragging him into the dark underbelly of El Cajon where he must face the most powerful, dangerous psychopath in the city. EL CAJON is a dark, sultry, action-packed crime thriller featuring the capricious, gin-soaked, drug-addled Haim Baker - a tough, troubled, Private Eye in the tradition of Marlowe, Spade and Hammer. Haim's looking for revenge and redemption in this noir boiler that brings to mind an explosive cocktail of classics such as CHINATOWN and THE BIG SLEEP, with a twist of TAKEN. Crack the page and enter the dark world of El Cajon.

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About the Author

Growing up in Portland, Joel eventually wound up working the foggy streets of San Francisco as a cameraman and sound recordist, before moving back to his beloved birthplace of New York City. There he was lucky enough to marry wonderful bride while earning an expensive MFA from Columbia University. The City of Angels is where Joel currently plies his trade as a writer, screenwriter, and story consultant, sharing a small apartment with his patient wife, four impatient kids and two manic cats.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1981893385
• ISBN 13: 9781981893386
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 238